| vulcanite | (noun) a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber | Synonyms: ebonite, hard rubber |
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| vulcanization | (noun) process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them | Synonyms: vulcanisation |
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| vulcanize | (verb) undergo vulcanization | Synonyms: vulcanise |
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| (verb) subject to vulcanization | Synonyms: vulcanise |
| vulcanized | (adjective) (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) | Synonyms: cured, vulcanised |
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| vulcanizer | (noun) a device used for the vulcanization of rubber. | Synonyms: vulcaniser |
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| (noun) someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency | Synonyms: vulcaniser |
| vulcanology | (noun) the branch of geology that studies volcanoes | Synonyms: volcanology |
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| watercannon | (noun) a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters) | Synonyms: water cannon |
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